The Republican state convention met on July 8 at Syracuse, New York. Henry Smith was Temporary Chairman until the choice of John Cochrane as president. John A. Griswold was nominated for governor on the first ballot (vote: Griswold 247, Horace Greeley 95, Stewart L. Woodford 36). Alonzo B. Cornell was nominated for lieutenant governor on the first ballot (vote: Cornell 219, Augustus Frank 88, Franz Sigel 6). Alexander Barkley for Canal Commissioner, the incumbent Prison Inspector Henry A. Barnum, and Campbell H. Young for Clerk of the Court of Appeals, were nominated by acclamation.[1]
The Democratic state convention met on September 2 and 3 at Tweddle Hall in Albany, New York. H. O. Cheesbro was temporary chairman until the choice of Robert Earl as president. Mayor of New York City John T. Hoffman, the Democratic candidate of 1866, was nominated again for governor by acclamation. Allen C. Beach was nominated for lieutenant governor after an informal ballot (vote: Beach 68, Albert P. Lanning 47, William J. Averill 9, S. T. Ahnot 1).[2]
A German Democratic state convention met on September 2 at Schreiber's Hotel in Albany, New York with Henry Clausenger as president, and endorsed the nomination of John T. Hoffman for governor.[3]
Resultedit
The whole Democratic ticket was elected.
The incumbent Barnum was defeated.
75 Republicans and 53 Democrats were elected for the session of 1869 to the New York State Assembly.
This was the last time the Clerk of the Court of Appeals was elected. At this time, the term was three years, and the next election of the Clerk would occur in 1871, but in 1870 the Court of Appeals was re-organized and the office became appointive.
1868, york, state, election, held, november, 1868, elect, governor, lieutenant, governor, canal, commissioner, inspector, state, prisons, clerk, court, appeals, well, members, york, state, assembly, 1868, york, gubernatorial, election, 1866, november, 1868, 18. The 1868 New York state election was held on November 3 1868 to elect the governor the lieutenant governor a Canal Commissioner an Inspector of State Prisons and the Clerk of the Court of Appeals as well as all members of the New York State Assembly 1868 New York gubernatorial election 1866 November 3 1868 1870 Nominee John T Hoffman John Augustus GriswoldParty Democratic RepublicanPopular vote 439 301 411 355Percentage 51 64 48 36 Governor before electionReuben E FentonRepublican Elected Governor John T HoffmanDemocraticContents 1 History 2 Result 3 Notes 4 Sources 5 See alsoHistory editThe Republican state convention met on July 8 at Syracuse New York Henry Smith was Temporary Chairman until the choice of John Cochrane as president John A Griswold was nominated for governor on the first ballot vote Griswold 247 Horace Greeley 95 Stewart L Woodford 36 Alonzo B Cornell was nominated for lieutenant governor on the first ballot vote Cornell 219 Augustus Frank 88 Franz Sigel 6 Alexander Barkley for Canal Commissioner the incumbent Prison Inspector Henry A Barnum and Campbell H Young for Clerk of the Court of Appeals were nominated by acclamation 1 The Democratic state convention met on September 2 and 3 at Tweddle Hall in Albany New York H O Cheesbro was temporary chairman until the choice of Robert Earl as president Mayor of New York City John T Hoffman the Democratic candidate of 1866 was nominated again for governor by acclamation Allen C Beach was nominated for lieutenant governor after an informal ballot vote Beach 68 Albert P Lanning 47 William J Averill 9 S T Ahnot 1 2 A German Democratic state convention met on September 2 at Schreiber s Hotel in Albany New York with Henry Clausenger as president and endorsed the nomination of John T Hoffman for governor 3 Result editThe whole Democratic ticket was elected The incumbent Barnum was defeated 75 Republicans and 53 Democrats were elected for the session of 1869 to the New York State Assembly This was the last time the Clerk of the Court of Appeals was elected At this time the term was three years and the next election of the Clerk would occur in 1871 but in 1870 the Court of Appeals was re organized and the office became appointive 1868 state election results Office Democratic ticket Republican ticketGovernor John T Hoffman 439 301 John A Griswold 411 355Lieutenant Governor Allen C Beach 439 327 Alonzo B Cornell 411 670Canal Commissioner Oliver Bascom 439 126 Alexander Barkley 411 522Inspector of State Prisons David B McNeil 438 784 Henry A Barnum 411 850Clerk of the Court of Appeals Edwin O Perrin 438 357 Campbell H Young 4 412 080Notes edit THE SYRACUSE CONVENTION in NYT on July 9 1868 POLITICAL AFFAIRS Proceedings of the Democratic State Convention in NYT on September 3 1868 POLITICAL AFFAIRS Convention of German Democrats in NYT on September 3 1868 Campbell H Young was the incumbent Deputy Clerk Sources editResult in The Tribune Almanac for 1869 compiled by Horace Greeley of the New York Tribune Result Official Canvass of the Vote on the State Ticket of New York in NYT on December 8 1868See also editNew York gubernatorial elections Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1868 New York state election amp oldid 1173611942, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
